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JimP:
A friend of mine had his Glock blow up recently....... reloads were the apparent cause.  He has all his fingers still....... I'm just thinking that high pressure cartridges like .40 S&W, plastic guns, and handloading do not mix.........

Granted, a double charge or other error in handloading is likely going to be bad for any handgun, but I'm thinking that the lower pressures of .45 ACP, and all steel guns, when handloading give a lot bigger margin for error.

Jay, I know you have gone over to the Dark Side, and have also taken up handloading.........  be careful.

Chad McCumbers:
.40 S&W Glocks have unsupported chambers.  Firing a reloaded case in a Glock that was previously fired in a Glock creates a situation where weakend brass must contain the pressure.

JimP:
Sooooooooooooo.......................   only by a glock igf you can afford to feed it store-bought ammo.......   I KNEW there was a reason .gubmint wasa pushing glockness..........

Jay:
Haven't hand loaded any .40 yet, and not sure if I will. I trust my Speer Gold Dot 155 grain GDHP's and for no more shooting than I have been able to do lately, the Winchester White box practice ammo I already have should last a while.  :'(

JimP:
As far as not shooting much......... that is a bad thing.  More is better.   With that in mind, I found a dozen bowling pins in my garage the other day...........

Now, I just have to get some cases stuffed with bullets and powder........

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